Hong Kong Airlines is under pressure to stop its live dolphin cargo business, with an online petition alleging that the mammals are transported in "flying coffins".
The dolphins are believed to have come from the Japanese town of Taiji, the scene of an annual dolphin slaughter.
The China Daily newspaper reported about the delivery of five dolphins from Japan to Vietnam, citing a Hong Kong Airlines memo praising the delivery for earning the company more than $100,000.
The report included a photo showing the dolphins lying in shallow, narrow containers inside the cargo plane. (ABC News)
Hong Kong Airlines is under pressure to stop its live dolphin cargo business, with an online petition alleging that the mammals are transported in "flying coffins".
The dolphins are believed to have come from the Japanese town of Taiji, the scene of an annual dolphin slaughter.
The China Daily newspaper reported about the delivery of five dolphins from Japan to Vietnam, citing a Hong Kong Airlines memo praising the delivery for earning the company more than $100,000.
The report included a photo showing the dolphins lying in shallow, narrow containers inside the cargo plane. (ABC News)